Hod



Aug. 12 1924.

P. H. HARTMAN HOD Filed oct. 5. 1920 Il. .Il

IN1/Enron Patented Aug. 12, 1924.

N ITED S TA TES PETER H. HARTMALN, OE EAST GRANGE, NEW JERSEY;

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Application filedy Octoberl 5, `1920. Serial No. 414,881.

To aZZ 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Pn'rnn H. HARTMAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of East Orangecounty of Essex, and State of New Jersey,y have invented certain new and usefulx Improvements in I-Iods, of which the following is al specification.

My invention relates to hods for carrying brick, mortar, plaster and the like and has for its object to provide ahod of simple construction which may be easily and quickly taken apart when not in use, for storage, for instance, in a masons tool bag or kit or for transportation from place to place and which may be readily set up to provide an efficient carrier for bricks or the like or for mortar, plaster or other semi-liquid` materials without leakage of the latter and without causing discomfort tol the hod carrier. My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed. out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a specific embodiment of the in vention. without defining its limits, Fig. 1 is a side elevation` of the hodt; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on-'the line 2-2 of Fig., 1; Fig. 3. is a detail view illustrating a variation in the construction ofthe hod and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the staii'.

As illustrated iny the drawings the hod comprises a fork 5. which is provided with ascrew threaded stem Gf for connection, through the mediumi of a suitable coupling Z with a post or staif 8 which itself isl preferably constructed in sections detachably connected with each other in any convenient manner as for instance by means of couplings similar to the coupling 7. In order to. prevent unintentional separation or loosening of the parts a set screw 7a may be providedwhich by bearing against the stem 6 prevents rotation. of the coupling `7. A main sect-iony 9 preferably of V-shapevisV arranged to set ini thel fork and projects rearwardly and forwardly thereupon when the hod is set up for use any suitable means being provided for detachably connecting said section 9 with the fork 5, as for instance bolts 10 and tzurn buttons or thumb screws 11.. In the preferred construction. the main sectiony 9! is fitted with a shoulder rest comprising flanges 12I whereby it is secured in place by means of rivets 1.3y or the like and a rest 14 of sufficient widthA to provide a maximum of comfort to the hod carrier and to avoid relatively narrow edges which press intoy the shoulder of t-he carrier. In the preferred arrangement the rest 14 is recessed as indicated at l5 to fit the shoulder and to facilitate the removal of the hod therefrom.; the flanges 12 as illustratedy consti* tute integral extensions of the rest 14.

The hod comprises further a supplemental section 16 which inwardly overlaps the main section 9 and. fits into the same and into the fork 5 as shown in Fig. 2, said supplemental section 1,6` constituting an extension of the main section 9 to complete the body of the hod and being detachably secured in posi tion for instance by meansk of bolts 17 and turn buttons or thumb screws 18. Both the main. section 9 andy supplementalA section 16 are provided with backs 19 andv 20 respectively whereby one end of` said sections is closed, the back 2O of the supplemental section L6 being continued beyondthe fork 5 preferably in the form shown` in Fig. 2 and having its free edges as well as the free edges of the section 16. rolled or beaded as indicated at `21 thereby avoiding any sharp or abrupt edges. An auxiliaryI section. 22.is provided. for detachable combination with the hodv when the latter is' to bev used for carrying mortar, plaster or other semi liquid material. This auxiliaryv section 22 is providedv with` sides which lit into the sup plementalI section 16 andv with a back 23 which vsets against the back to` forni an extension. thereof and which with the section 22V alsov preferably has its free edges rolled or beaded as shown at 24` in Fig. 2. The auxiliary section 22 may be detachably frastened in place in any convenient manner as by means of bolts 25 and turn buttons. or thumb screws 26.

In some cases it may be desirable to fit the sect-ions together as shown in Fig. 3 in which iianges 27 are formed", for instance by turning the material of which the sections are constructed back upon itself,y to. provide recesses into which the edges of the contiguous sections are fitted.; it will of course be understood that the flanges 27 may be otherwise constructed than as shown.

To adapt the' hod especially forV- carrying mortar, plaster and the like and to prevent spilling thereof particularly when in a fresh fiuid condition the open end of the main section 9 may be provided with a swinging door 2S. The latter may be pivotally sus'- pended from a bar or rod 29 which extends y transversely of said section 9, said door as shown being formed with a iange 30 which projects over the edges of the section 9l in the closed position of the door 2S and which may be provided with a depression 31 arranged to cooperate with a projection 32 onthe section 9 to lock the door against unintentional opening. When in its operative position the door 28 closes the open end of the sectionk 9 and thus prevents spilling or leaking of the contents, said door being easily released by simply exerting a pressure thereon or on the flange 30 suificient to disengage the depression 81 and projection 32 from each other, the natural operation of dumping or emptying the hod causing said door to swing to an open position. The rod 29 may be located as in the drawings in which case the sides of the supplemental section 16 are slotted at the proper points to fit'over said rod or the latter may be so located in the main section 9 as to make suclrslots unnecessary.

lhen the hod is assembled for use as in the illustration the sections 9, 16 and 22 constitute upward extensions of each other, which diverge upwardly along continuing lines as shown in Fig. 2, it being understood that the combined main section 9 and supplemental section 16 together constitute a hod useful for certain purposes and that the auxiliary section 22 may be added to increase the capacity of the hod and to particularly adapt it for certain other purposes. In addition ,to the frictional engagement of the ysections with each other, the same are rigidly fastened together by means of the bolts and turn buttons so that the joints between sections are iuid tight; the pressure of the material, when the hod is loaded, exerted against the sides of the several sections tends to press them together and thereby `increases the tightness of said joints. The hod is, preferably constructed of metal and maybe used in the same way and for the same purposes as an ordinary hod but differs therefrom in providing a greater capacity without discomfort to the hod carrier and in being capable of being easily taken apart and knocked down. In'the assembled condition of the parts the fork 5 straddles the connected sections 9 and 16 and is detachably connected therewith to increase the rigidity of the body of the hod.

The hod may be easily and quickly disassembled by simply disconnecting and re moving the various bolts and turn buttons orthumb screwsl and then separating the sections from each otherand from the fork; the latter may be easily disconnected from the post or staff 8 by simply unscrewing the coupling 7 the post or staff being similarly taken apart as will be readily apparent. When knocked down the various parts of the hod may be efliciently stacked or packed Y together t0 occupy a minimum of space so as to be readily transportable or stored or so as to be easily accommodated in a masons tool bag or kit. The shoulder rest 14 increases the comfort with which the hod may be carried while the recess 15 because of its shape facilitates the forward rocking movement of the hod in removing it from the shoulder and thereby reduces the physical effort to dump or empty the hod. The energy of the hod carrier is thus conserved with the result that his working capacity in a given time is increased.

The hod is simple in construction and may be produced at a relatively low cost and because of its simplicity is not easily disarranged or disorganized.

Various changes in the specific forms shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim 1. A hod comprising a plurality of converging superimposed sections detachably ylitted together, the lower edge portion of an upper section projecting inside of the upper edge portion of the next adjacent lower section in the direction of convergence to form the `body of the hod and a post connected with said body.

2. A hod comprising a V-shaped main section, a supplemental section of converging form having its lower edge portion projecting inside of and fitted into the upper edge portion of said main section in the direction of convergence to form the body of the hod, means for detachably securing said sections together and a post connected with said main section. A

3. A hod comprising a V-shaped main section, a supplemental section of converging form having its lower edge portion projecting inside of and fitted into the upper edge portion of said main section in the direction of convergence to form the body of the hod, an auxiliary section of converging form having its lower edge portion projecting inside of and fitted into the upper edge portion of said supplemental section in the direction of convergence to increase the capacity of said body, means for detachably securing said sections together and a post connected with said main section.

4. A hod comprising a plurality of converging sections detachably fitted together, the lower edge portions of the upper sections projecting inside of the upper edge portions of thel next adjacent lower sections in the direction of convergence to form the body of the hod, means for detachably securing said sections together, a fork straddling said connected sections and detachably connected therewith to increase the rigidity of the body and a post connected with said fork.

PETER H. HARTMAN. 

